C

Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML. C

#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    const char *strXml;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    strXml = "<TransactionSetup xmlns=\"https://xyz.com\"><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>";

    // Maybe you need other headers?
    CkHttp_SetRequestHeader(http,"Accept","application/xml");

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpStr(http,"POST","https://www.somewebsite.com/",strXml,"utf-8","application/xml",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the response status code:
    printf("response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));

    // Examine the response body:
    printf("response body: %s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }